Creepy Crawlies : Over 100 Questions and Answers to Things You Want to Know

by Al Hirschfeld, Michael Posen (Illustrator)

Learn about insects such as spiders, ants, bees, scorpions, butterflies, slugs and many more.

Creepy Crawlies Which spiders are human killers? How high can a flea jump?

You'll find the answers to these and over 100 other intriguing questions inside this superbly illustrated book. Other titles in this series:

Birds Reptiles Sea Creatures Endangered Animals Jungle Animals Polar Animals Desert Animals Dinosaurs

Genres: Animals, Education, Science

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

Al Hirschfeld was an American caricaturist renowned for his elegant black-and-white portraits of celebrities, Broadway stars, and cultural icons, whose distinctive style, executed in pure line with a crow quill, became instantly recognizable and influential across generations of artists and illustrators. Born in St. Louis to German and Russian Jewish parents, Hirschfeld trained at the Art Students League and the National Academy of Design, later studying in Paris and London, and began his career with commissions for the New York Herald Tribune before moving to The New York Times. Over an eight-decade career, he chronicled virtually every major figure in entertainment, from Broadway actors and film stars to jazz legends, rock musicians, and political personalities, while also contributing illustrations to magazines including TV Guide, Life, The New Yorker, Collier’s, and Rolling Stone, and designing original movie posters for films such as The Wizard of Oz and Charlie Chaplin features. Hirschfeld became famous for hiding his daughter Nina’s name in his drawings, a whimsical tradition that captured public imagination and became a beloved signature of his work. He was married to Dolly Haas, with whom he had Nina, and later to theatre historian Louise Kerz. Hirschfeld’s contributions were widely recognized with lifetime achievement Tony Awards, the National Medal of Arts, a star on the St. Louis Walk of Fame, and the renaming of the Martin Beck Theatre on Broadway as the Al Hirschfeld Theatre. His work is preserved in permanent collections at institutions including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, Harvard University, and the New York Public Library, ensuring that his legacy as the preeminent chronicler of twentieth-century American culture endures.

Reviews

[Katie Sapphire-Star]

Not sure if this is definitely the same book but the author and title are similar. My book is "questions and answers" about various bugs. Each page focuses on one type and has some really interesting facts which aren't dumbed down for children. I enjoyed reading it but would've liked more pictures to show some of the facts given (although the pictures that are there are great!).

[Rebecca]

I really enjoyed reading this book. It's chock full of interesting facts. However, I had one big complaint; it's presented in an overwhelming way. The pages are a little cluttered and its easy to get distracted by the other information.

[Cassi]

great informative book on insects!!! (3rd-5th grade) AWESOME PICTURES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!